Ben Philabaum
3816 Watseka Ave. Apt. 10 Culver City, CA 90232 • biddyco@gmail.com • 330-631-2953
OBJECTIVE
To make you money!
EDUCATION
Miami University, Farmer School of Business - Oxford, OH
Bachelor of Science in Business
Major: Marketing, Cumulative GPA: 3.3
Graduated May 2011
Miami University Dolibois European Center - Luxembourg
Studied International Business for a semester while traveling to 9 countries.
Spring 2010
RELATED EXPERIENCE
Project Management Intern, BLITZ
June 2011- August 2011
 Assisted Senior Project Managers organize and execute projects in web and application development by documenting
meetings and identifying next steps, updating project schedules, working with designers and developers to complete
tasks and communicating with clients to obtain necessary assets and information
 Managed internal projects such as the creation of the company newsletter and updating our website
 Gained experience with Microsoft Project, Basecamp, resource management and creating statements of work
Summer Intern, Internet Strategies Group Richfield, Ohio
May 2008 - August 2008
 Gained experience in social media marketing, article marketing, running email campaigns, SEO, and copywriting
Art Assistant, Today’s Bride Magazine Akron, Ohio
May 2006 - August 2006
 Created advertisements in accordance with client specifications.
 Adapted existing graphics and layouts to assist with the magazine’s transition to a new format and size with Adobe
Photoshop and Illustrator
OTHER EMPLOYMENT
Graduation Photographer, GradTrak
May 2006 – August 2010
 Coordinated with clients and photographed graduates throughout the graduation ceremony
Student Assistant, MU Department of Decision Sciences
Spring 2009
 Assisted a professor in grading assignments & conducted research on Fortune 500 companies for an academic paper
LEADERSHIP & ACTIVITIES
President, Miami Association of Filmmakers and Independent Actors
 Hired by the business school to create a series of promotional videos
 Acquired funds to purchase professional level equipment
August 2010 - May 2011
Marketing Team, Edun Live on Campus – A student run apparel company that sources organic t-shirts from Africa
 Assisted in raising brand awareness by 30% and produced a short informational video to promote the organization
 Led a five member team to develop an e-commerce strategy for the business
Photo Editor, Miami Quarterly Magazine – A print & online magazine published twice a semester
 Managed a team of four photographers
 Responsible for editorial review of assignments and on time completion for publication
Skills: HTML, Wordpress, Basecamp, Microsoft Project, Excel, Photoshop, Final Cut Pro, strong interpersonal and
communication skills, extensive teamwork experience and development, self-motivated, passionate about social media
and emerging online technology, creative problem solver
Awards: Strategy Works, Winning Campaign – Developed a three-year marketing plan for a new Johnson & Johnson
product. The client selected my team’s presentation as the winning campaign out of 20 teams.